Can painting zebra stripes on cows really help them avoid flies?

Do rainbow lizards really prefer four-cheese pizza?

And does alcohol actually help people get by in a foreign language?

Welcome to Phrasal Verb News, the show where you learn real English through real stories. I’m Grant, and today we’re diving into the hilarious — and surprisingly useful — research celebrated at the Ig Nobel Prizes. These studies might make you laugh, but they also show how curiosity can lead to big discoveries.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• 🐄 How Japanese scientists came up with the zebra cow experiment.
• 🦎 Why rainbow lizards in Togo turned out to love pizza.
• 🍷 How alcohol helps people get by in another language.
• 🔬 Why even silly research can pave the way for breakthroughs.

📘 Vocabulary in Context:

• Come up with → Inventar / idear
• Turn out → Resultar / terminar siendo
• Get by → Arreglárselas / sobrevivir
• Lead to → Conducir a / dar lugar a

Each phrasal verb comes with English + Spanish examples, plus practice questions so you can use them immediately in work and daily life.

👉 Learn English. Laugh at science. Walk away with something interesting to share with your colleagues.

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